Bill Text: NY S07590 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes and directs the New York state energy, research and development authority to conduct energy audits of small businesses free of charge.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-23 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S07590 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S07590-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7590
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 23, 2010
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       Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
         cations
       AN  ACT  to amend the energy law, in relation to energy audits for small
         businesses
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. The energy law is amended by adding a new section 5-115 to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 5-115. ENERGY AUDITS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 1. FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS
    4  SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
    5    A. "SMALL BUSINESS" SHALL MEAN:
    6    I.  ANY  BUSINESS,  OTHER  THAN A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, WHICH IS
    7  RESIDENT IN THIS STATE, INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND  OPERATED,  AND  EMPLOYS
    8  ONE HUNDRED OR FEWER INDIVIDUALS; OR
    9    II.  ANY  NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, WHICH IS RESIDENT IN THIS STATE,
   10  INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED, AND EMPLOYS TEN OR FEWER  INDIVIDUALS;
   11  AND
   12    B. "ENERGY AUDIT" SHALL MEAN A WRITTEN REPORT OF AN ON-SITE EVALUATION
   13  OF  A  BUILDING,  FACILITY OR SYSTEM BY A QUALIFIED CONTRACTOR OR OFFICE
   14  PERSONNEL TO DETERMINE WHETHER AND TO WHAT EXTENT THE IMPLEMENTATION  OF
   15  ENERGY  CONSERVATION  MEASURES OR PRACTICES WOULD REDUCE ELECTRIC DEMAND
   16  AND/OR THE CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY IN SUCH BUILDING, FACILITY, OR  SYSTEM,
   17  INCLUDING  RECOMMENDATIONS  REGARDING METHODS TO IMPLEMENT SUCH MEASURES
   18  OR PRACTICES.
   19    2. THE OFFICE IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CONDUCT ENERGY  AUDITS  OF
   20  SMALL BUSINESSES, PROVIDED THAT THE ANNUAL COST FOR ANY SUCH SMALL BUSI-
   21  NESS  FOR ITS USAGE OF ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS IS LESS THAN SEVENTY-
   22  FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. SUCH ENERGY AUDITS SHALL BE MADE  AVAILABLE  FREE
   23  OF  CHARGE  TO SUCH SMALL BUSINESSES. APPLICATION FOR SUCH ENERGY AUDITS
   24  SHALL BE MADE IN A MANNER AND FORM  TO  BE  DETERMINED  BY  THE  OFFICE,
   25  PROVIDED  THAT SUCH FORM SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE PAGE IN LENGTH. THE OFFICE
   26  SHALL REQUIRE SUPPLEMENTAL  DOCUMENTATION  SUPPORTING  SUCH  APPLICATION
   27  WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT BE LIMITED TO A STATEMENT OF SUCH SMALL
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD16833-01-0
       S. 7590                             2
    1  BUSINESSES' ENERGY USAGE FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS OR FOR THE  LENGTH
    2  OF TIME SUCH SMALL BUSINESS HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS, WHICHEVER IS LESS. ANY
    3  SMALL  BUSINESS  WHICH RECEIVES AN ENERGY AUDIT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
    4  SHALL  NOT  BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR ANOTHER ENERGY AUDIT FOR A PERIOD OF THREE
    5  YEARS.
    6    S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
    7  have become a law.